since one was born; (in) all one's life
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
meaning; significance; sense
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to talk; to chat; to chatter
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to redeem (from sin); to save
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
but; however; provided that
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
else; in addition; besides
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
hot spring district (within a town)